The Philippine government runs the Philippine lotto through the PCSO (Philippine Charity sweepstakes office) The February 22, 2009 6/49 Philippine lotto draw is said to be the biggest in history with an estimated pot of more than P 320,000,000.00. (Almost $7 Million U.S dollars) The huge pot has attracted more than 25 Million Filipinos to place a bet. Reportedly, a lot of first time bettors have tried their luck in winning the huge pot praying that they would not only win the huge pot, but that they would win it alone. Last April 2008, a construction worker from Novaliches, Quezon City, won solo an estimated P249 million. He must have taken Orlando vacations by now. Statistically speaking, the odds in winning the 6/49 Philippine lotto is also quite slim. Since there are 6 numbers chosen from a pool of 49 combinations, the odds of choosing the right combination is 10,068,347,520. The odds for winning the 6/49 Philippine lotto is simply computed through the following formula, 49 … [Read more...]